Ronnie Campbell

Ronnie Campbell (14 August 1943-) was the Labour Party MP for Blyth Valley from 11 June 1987 to 6 November 2019, succeeding John Ryman.

Biography
Ronnie Campbell was born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England on 14 August 1943, and he worked as a miner from 1958 to 1986 and served as a councillor for Croft Ward, Blyth in 1969. Campbell was an active NUM union member before being elected to Parliament as the Labour Party MP for Blyth Valley in 1987, and, as an outspoken socialist, he opposed the Iraq War. However, he opposed same-sex marriage rights and supported Brexit, and he decided to stand down at the 2019 election.